2024 Birichino St. Georges Zinfandel

and a pastry chef's attention to detail to the already impressive old vines and classic limestone-clay terroir

just right

10% Aligoté

While most American wine lovers may not be familiar with it

but instead chose to become a professional pastry chef

winemaker George Skouras is one of the true pioneers of the modern Greek wine renaissance

Philippe Auchère was born into a Sancerre-growing and sheep farming family

it would also do just as well with a plate of prosciutto and pecorino

and stony river rock

neutral barrels

and no uncharacteristic viscosity

it has a bit more citric crispness to keep it from feeling too heavy